Monday, January 22, 2007

2006. The Year in Review

Thanks to my friend Marie for giving me the idea (and format) for this entry.

We will return to our normal angry, profanity-filled regular programming next time.

1. What did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?Organized the largest multidisciplinary book fair in North America (not that I like patting myself on the back but, good job Ben!)

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?I did not and I won't be making any, since I usually let myself down in that area.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? my cousin

4. Did anyone close to you die? no

5. What countries did you visit? just Canada

6. What would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? a house with my girlfriend and no crazy, fucking, ignorant, retarded neighbors living below us. Oh wait, that's already happening. :-D

(Okay, so there was some profanity. My bad.)

7. What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 19, 2006 - the day my girlfriend and I met in person for the first time.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Getting in better shape. Still has some work to do, but I'll get to where I want to be.

9. What was your biggest failure? Not telling the neighbor to fuck off. :-(

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? only in my mind.

11. What was the best thing you bought? nothing really special in 2006.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Me

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? No one's. Although Paris Hilton continues to be retarded. She's so dumb that blondes all over the world look at her and say "Fuck! She's dumb!"

14. Where did most of your money go? Mortgage

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Starting the process of buying a house.

16. What song will always remind you of 2006? I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: i) happier or sadder? Happier; ii) thinner or fatter? about the same; iii) richer or poorer? richer (I'm having a hard time beleiving that)

18. What do you wish you'd done more of? working out

19. What do you wish you'd done less of? eating junk

20. How did you be spending Christmas? with family.

21. Did you fall in love in 2006? yes!

22. How many one-night stands? no.

23. What was your favorite TV program? I don't have an absolute favorite, but the original CSI is good.

24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? no

25. What was the best book you read? Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

26. What was your greatest musical discovery? Johnny Cash (didn't really care for country before)

27. What did you want and get? a terrific girlfriend

28. What did you want and didn't get? revenge

29. What was your favorite film of this year? Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest; Bon Cop, Bad Cop.

30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Went to dinner with my family and went to Québec City with my girlfriend the weekend before

31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? revenge sweet, sweet wonderful revenge.

32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006? good? i don't know? :-P.

33. What kept you sane? My wonderful girlfriend.

34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? none. I like my own life.

35. What political issue stirred you the most? the conservatives winning the election. Have to do the utmost to get them out of power.

36. Who did you miss?

37. Who was the best new person you met? my girlfriend.

38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006? The fastest way to find something is to start looking for something else.

39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

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